# Accident 20121124026839A: Piper PA-18-150, Lake Havasu, CA, November 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2012, 08:20 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, CA
- Airport: Lake Havasu, Ca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7806° N, 114.5890° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7806&lon=-114.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2224, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 420 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121124026839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING INSTRUCTION. LANDING WAS HARD WITH CONSIDERABLE SIDELOAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA055), Nov 24, 2012: Piper PA18 (N2224), Needles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor, while demonstrating a water landing to the pilot receiving instruction, did not maintain proper alignment with the landing surface, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N2224 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040427012359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040427012359I), Apr 27, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N2224), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was taxiing on the river. As it passed an idling boat, the boat accelerated and sped past them causing a big wake which hit the aircraft at just…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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